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Title

Description

Address

Moodle
Literature Circles/Discussions
moodle.iu13.org
Brain Pop
FREE summary and animated movie about Frankenstein
http://www.brainpop.com/english/freemovies/frankenstein/
A Lesson in Proofing
Use Word’s Find/Replace feature to check written work, and increase accuracy.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp042.shtml
Edit Essays with Word Tables
Locate grammar and spelling errors using Word’s table feature
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp040.shtml
A Favorite Poem
Create videos of students reading a poem they connect with
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp032.shtml
Create a Poetry Calendar
Students research, design, and create a school-year calendar based on the work of famous poets.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp027.shtml
Poetry Slam:
PowerPoint Style!
Create PowerPoint presentations that use graphics and text to enhance poems, and then display presentations as poems are read aloud.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp018.shtm
The News Behind the Story
Students read a short story, then create a one-page newspaper depicting the facts of the fictional story as real-life events. Newsletter template included
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp016.shtml
Take Note:
Five Lessons for
Note Taking Fun
Five simple lessons to help instruct students and to provide practice in note taking and summarizing and paraphrasing.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson322.shtml

Better Book Reports: 25 More Ideas!

Practical book report ideas!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson289.shtml

Turn Your Students Into Well-Versed Poets

Five lessons for integrating poetry
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson262.shtml

Read All About It:

10 terrific newspaper lessons
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson205.shtml
Quote of the Day
A quotation a day for the 180 school days
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson132.shtml
Grammar Girl
Short, video clips about writing improvement
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
SkillsWise
Factsheets, games, quizzes for Math and English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/
NoteStar
Students can notes from online sources as they browse the Internet. Source information(title, url, etc.) is automatically captured in order to assist in citation.

Folger Shakespeare Library
Collection of lesson plans and primary sources
www.folger.edu
Shmoop
Summary, analysis, themes, characters in American literature



High School Journalism
Lesson plans and articles on journalism in the high school
http://www.highschooljournalism.org/